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Microforum Granted Marketing Contract and Excellence Award From Ford

10 June 1999

Microforum Granted Marketing Contract and Excellence Award From Ford Motor Company

    TORONTO, June 9 -- Microforum Inc. (Toronto: MCF) is pleased
to announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiary PPL Marketing, it has
secured a marketing and communications contract with Ford Motor Company U.S.
.  This promotion will involve 200 regional dealerships in the Boston
area.  Financial terms were not disclosed at the request of the client.
    PPL designed, will implement, manage and provide support for this
promotion known as The New England Summit Edition.  The program will last for
the months of June and July.
    "This contract expands our existing marketing and promotions
relationship with Ford U.S. and supports our strategic initiative to develop a
stronger U.S. based business," said Howard Pearl, CEO and President of
Microforum.
    In addition, PPL Marketing was recently awarded Ford's Marketing
Excellence Award for 1998.  This award recognizes PPL Marketing Services as a
consistent supplier of excellence in service and execution to the Ford Motor
Company's 1998 marketing programs.  The award is based on a selection of
projects that PPL worked on throughout the year.  Microforum's PPL Marketing
has won this prestigious annual award on seven other occasions.

    About Microforum
    Microforum Inc. (http://www.microforum.com) is a leading Internet applications,
and technology services corporation providing a broad range of electronic
commerce and integrated marketing, creative and database services.
Microforum's wholly owned subsidiaries include Internet Frontier Inc.
(http://www.ifront.com) doing business as iFront and Software Guaranty
(http://www.softwareguaranty.com), PPL Marketing Services Inc., Marshall Fenn
Communications Inc. and Poste Haste Systems Inc.  Internet Frontier Inc. is a
Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner providing the proprietary
iFrontECS e-commerce engine and the CALMS on-line credit approval tool.
PPL Marketing Services has achieved the prestigious ISO9001 and the
Ford Q1 Quality Certifications.

    Howard Pearl
    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Frank Iadipaolo
    Chief Financial Officer & Secretary